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South African Films Nominated for Oscars

A short-film, "Asad", featuring Somali refugees living in Cape Town, a music documentary, "Searching for Sugar Man", and Kanye Kanye, a romantic comedy that deals with a forbidden love affair between two young township teenagers have being nominated for Oscar awards.

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